$ETH Community Proposes Reducing Consensus Layer Block Retention Window The Ethereum community has released a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that aims to reduce the consensus layer block retention window from the current 33,024 epochs to 8,192 epochs, equivalent to approximately 36.4 days . This proposed change is designed to significantly lower the bandwidth, disk usage, and time required for data backfill after checkpoint synchronization . Importantly, this is classified as a non-forking informational change, meaning it does not require a network upgrade or hard fork to implement . The proposal reflects ongoing efforts to optimize Ethereum's infrastructure and improve node operational efficiency.

$ETH ETF Inflows Hit Record High as Institutional Interest Shifts U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded approximately $2.85 billion in net inflows last week, establishing a new record high and significantly outpacing the roughly $548 million recorded by spot Bitcoin ETFs over the same period . This surge in institutional allocation toward Ethereum represents a notable shift in capital flows, suggesting that institutional investors are increasingly favoring ETH over BTC . Meanwhile, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made no additional Bitcoin purchases, maintaining its holdings at 840,447 BTC while directing capital toward replenishing its U.S. dollar reserve and repurchasing preferred shares . If ETH ETF inflows remain robust and the ETH/BTC ratio continues to strengthen, capital could increasingly rotate from Bitcoin into Ethereum and the broader Ethereum ecosystem .

$ETH #AIP 《Time Traveler · 125x Long on ETH, Yet Forgot About That Wick》 I traveled back to March 2020 with only 10U on me, but my mind contained the entire crypto market’s historical charts. I knew that on March 12, 2020, ETH would plunge from $200 to $90—“Black Thursday.” I also knew that three days later, it would rebound to above $150. On the day of the crash’s low, I used 10U to open a 125x ETH long at an entry price of $90, with a liquidation price of $89.3. My calculations were extremely precise: as long as it did not fall below $89.3, I would have 1,250U three days later. For the first 24 hours, ETH fluctuated repeatedly around $90.5. I stared at the liquidation line, my heart nearly leaping out of my chest. At hour 36, a wick pierced precisely down to $89.2, just $0.1 away from my liquidation price, and then quickly recovered. I survived. Three days later, ETH rose to $155. I closed the position, and 10U became roughly 2,150U (125x × an approximately 72% increase; in reality, the rise from $90 to $155 was 72%, and the contract profit was approximately 90x, turning 10U into around 900U. Here, calculating the actual profit after applying 125x leverage is more reasonable, so it should be changed to: 10U × 125x × 72% ≈ 900U. Strictly calculated, the contract profit is: 10 × 125 × 0.72 = 900U. But for the sake of the story, it can be loosely written as “nearly 1,000U,” which is more realistic.) I continued trading based on my memories, growing 900U into 50kU, and my confidence soared. Then I saw ETH in May 2021. I remembered that it would rise to $4,300, so I went all-in long with 125x leverage around $2,000. But I forgot that on May 19, 2021, ETH fell 40% in a single day. My 125x position had already been liquidated after a 20% pullback—I never had a chance to wait for $4,300. Staring at my account balance reduced to zero, I suddenly remembered something an old crypto veteran had said before I traveled through time: “You know history, but you don’t know how many wicks there are in history.” 10U turned into 50kU, but ultimately went to zero. It turned out that remembering the overall direction was useless; surviving every wick was what mattered.